Week of Welcome

August 21st through August 31st

Week of Welcome is open to all LU students! Encourage your student to get connected to campus and their peers by attending the events we're offering during WOW. If your student is living on campus, encourage them to stay on campus during WOW; if your student is commuting to campus, encourage them to stay on campus longer!
Even if your student does not think they will like the event, encourage them to stop by! By visiting even for only five minutes, they increase the liklihood of meeting a like-minded peer. 
Events this year include:

• New Student Convocation on August 21
• Ask a Card to help students find their classes on August 22, 23, and 26
• Game Show on August 22
• Headphone Disco on August 24
• Casino Night on August 26
• Hypnotist on August 27

For the full list of Week of Welcome Events, visit: lamar.edu/wow

Family Day

September 21st

Join us for Parent & Family Day on Saturday, September 21st for our game-show styled event, LU Swag, tailgating, and our LU football game vs. Texas Sourthern! You can purchase your tickets online now at lamar.edu/parents

Leadership Opportunities

LU Lead is a leadership development program open to all LU students! Thiss class meets weekly for one hour for the entire semester and promotes personal devvelopment of all students through conversations and activities, homework, and the final capstone presentation. Students who complete the course will receive a certificate and a cord for graduation.
Applications close Sunday, August 25th

ODK is a national leadership honor society that inducts new members each Fall Semester. To learn more about their application guidlines, encourage your student to visit lamar.edu/odk
Applications close Sunday, October 13th

Service Saturday

Whether your student loves helping others or needs to complete mandatory service hours for their program, we have service opportunities! Starting this semester, we are hosting Service Saturdays once a month and will provide transportation upon request! 

• August 31
• September 14
• October 5
• November 9

Mark Their Calendar
August 15 - Payment Due Date
August 18 through 21 - Move-In
August 21 through August 31 - Week of Welcome!
August 22 - First Class Day
August 22 - Application for December 2024 Graduation Begins
August 25 - Last Day to Register for Fall 2024 LU LEAD Program
August 26 - Last Day to Register for Classes
September 2 - Labor Day Holiday (No Classes; Campus Offices Closed)
September 4 - Final Non-Pyament Purge at 3:00 PM
September 9 - Census Day and Last Day for Full Refund on Dropped Courses (not withdrawn)
September 21 - Parent & Family Day
September 28 - 2024 Leadership Conference
October 12 - Homecoming
October 31 - Last Day to apply/pay for December 2024 Graduation
November 11 - Last Day to Drop or Withdraw
November 25 through November 29 - Thanksgiving Holiday
December 3 - Last Class Day
December 4 through December 11 - Final Exams
December 12 - Commencement Ceremony for College of Arts & Science s and Fine Arts & Communications at 2:00 PM
December 13 -Commencement Ceremony for Colleges of Business and Engineering at 2:00 PM
December 13 -Commencement Ceremony for College of Education and Human Development at 5:00 PM
December 16 - Grades are due by 12:00 PM
December 23 - Winter Break Begins

Spring 2025 Ring Ceremony

April 5, 2025

Is your Cardinal graduating soon? Once your student has reached 75 credit hours they are eliigible to purchase an official LU class ring through Balfour.
On April 5th we will be hosing our inagural Ring Ceremony for Lamar Univeristy - encourage your student to be a part of this exciting event and opportunity to broadcast their accomplishments.

Theatre & Dance

Interested in watching a play or performace on campus? You can join your student in appreciating the arts! You can view the current season and purchase tickets on the LU Theatre and Dance website here:lamar.edu/theatre-and-dance